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Maree Todd vows to keep pushing for ‘high-quality, safe and sustainable’ maternity service

24 November 2024
Maree Todd vows to keep pushing for ‘high-quality, safe and sustainable’ maternity service

Maree Todd vows to keep pushing for ‘high-quality, safe and sustainable’ maternity service

24 November 2024

A visit to Raigmore allowed the Caithness, Sutherland and Ross MSP to share feedback and learn about steps being taken to improve care and support.


Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

03 November 2024
Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

Importance of space jobs ‘cannot be overstated’, says far north MP

03 November 2024

Secretary of State for Scotland Ian Murray has told Jamie Stone that he will pay a visit to the Sutherland Spaceport site on the A’Mhoine peninsula.


Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

26 October 2024
Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

Landowners ‘incredibly supportive’ as John O’Groats Trail sees 65% rise in walker numbers

26 October 2024

Landowners have been praised for supporting the John O’Groats Trail after a 65 per cent increase in walker numbers on the 147-mile coastal route.


Time to call a halt: MP says Highland bank customers are treated as ‘second-rate customers’

12 October 2024
Time to call a halt: MP says Highland bank customers are treated as ‘second-rate customers’

Time to call a halt: MP says Highland bank customers are treated as ‘second-rate customers’

12 October 2024

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has told the UK government that banks must be forced to “call a halt” to branch closures.


New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

06 October 2024
New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

New grant fund for projects cutting carbon emissions in Highlands and Islands

06 October 2024

Businesses and social enterprises in the north looking to reduce the environmental impacts of their operations can apply to a new Green Grant Fund.


Highland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024
Highland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

Highland venues to open their doors in celebration of built and cultural heritage

25 August 2024

Twenty-four venues across Caithness and Sutherland will be taking part in the 35th year of Doors Open Days over a weekend in September.


Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

24 August 2024
Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

Highlands and Islands Climate Festival will shine a light on community-led action

24 August 2024

Festival organisers in the north say they are looking forward to showcasing the efforts being made by communities to tackle the climate emergency.


Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

20 August 2024
Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

Fed-up woman (75) carries out her own road repairs

20 August 2024

A 75-year-old Caithness woman was so fed up with the state of the road outside her house that she decided to fix it herself this week.


Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

18 August 2024
Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

Call for feedback from north Highlands on proposed visitor levy

18 August 2024

Venture North has underlined the importance of hearing views from businesses, visitors and residents over a proposed visitor levy.


Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

15 August 2024
Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

Did central part of Stonehenge come from Caithness?

15 August 2024

Archaeology experts are asking themselves why a key element of Stonehenge might have been transported all the way from the far north of Scotland.


Parents ‘being held back’ over drop in childminding services

02 August 2024
Parents ‘being held back’ over drop in childminding services

Parents ‘being held back’ over drop in childminding services

02 August 2024

Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross MP Jamie Stone has described a reduction in services specialising in the care of children as “a huge worry”.


Long-term loss of part of A9 in far north would be ‘disastrous’

29 July 2024
Long-term loss of part of A9 in far north would be ‘disastrous’

Long-term loss of part of A9 in far north would be ‘disastrous’

29 July 2024

Any long-term loss of part of the northern A9 would be “disastrous” for Caithness and Sutherland, the area’s MSP Maree Todd has been told.


A9 toilet map ‘to help ensure comfort and convenience’ for mums-to-be

13 July 2024
A9 toilet map ‘to help ensure comfort and convenience’ for mums-to-be

A9 toilet map ‘to help ensure comfort and convenience’ for mums-to-be

13 July 2024

NHS Highland has come up with an at-a-glance list of lavatories that are available for pregnant women to use between Caithness and Raigmore.


Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

25 May 2024
Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

Nuclear-free councils hit out at ‘mad delusion’ of new reactor

25 May 2024

Calls for a nuclear revival in Scotland – including the possibility of a new Dounreay reactor – have been dismissed as “folly” and a “mad delusion”.


Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

10 March 2024
Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

Brandon McPhee joins forces with Irish star Daniel O'Donnell on new single

10 March 2024

Caithness entertainer Brandon McPhee has said it was an honour to record a single with Irish music legend Daniel O'Donnell.


North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

08 March 2024
North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

North pair set for epic round-Britain rowing challenge

08 March 2024

Allan Lipp, originally from Alness, and his partner Mhairi Ross are planning an unsupported circumnavigation of the British mainland by rowing boat.


WATCH: Sending pregnant women to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

23 February 2024
WATCH: Sending pregnant women to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

WATCH: Sending pregnant women to Aberdeen or Perth would be 'totally unacceptable'

23 February 2024

Edward Mountain warns expectant mothers could travelling 'to Aberdeen or even Perth if the situation at Raigmore isn’t sorted out.'


Far north councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

19 February 2024
Far north councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

Far north councillor in switch to Highland Independent group

19 February 2024

Far north councillor Karl Rosie has joined the Highland Independent group on the local authority, saying he wants to "put people before politics".


Highland councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

14 February 2024
Highland councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

Highland councillor resigns from SNP after feeling 'increasingly disillusioned'

14 February 2024

A Highland councillor from Caithness has resigned from the SNP, saying he is "deeply troubled" by the party's policies.


Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

31 January 2024
Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

Maree Todd urged to intervene over 'much-needed improvements to vital A9'

31 January 2024

North MSP Maree Todd is being urged to intervene over the need for "basic maintenance" tasks along several stretches of the A9 in the Highlands.


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